Thousands of unique items are packed into the New Mexico’s unclaimed property vault. Some of it was left behind after being passed on to family and friends, while other things were simply forgotten.

The vault is filled with thousands of items from rare coins to gold and silver to classic electronics and New Mexican jewelry.

New Mexico is prepping for its first unclaimed property auction in more than 15 years. The auction is expected to generate millions of dollars for the state’s general fund, but the Tax and Revenue department would prefer to give the property to its rightful owner.

If the rightful owner comes forward after an item is sold, they can’t get it back, but they will get the money from the auction.

Think you have a fortune to find? On Monday at Action 7 New Live at 10 p.m., we’ll show you one New Mexico woman who found her family thousands in unclaimed property.

“There was just kind of a treasure trove! It feels like a gift, it feels like totally like free money,” Susan Boe said.

She’ll give you tips on how to find your forgotten riches tonight at 10 p.m.

HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN A BANK...READY FOR YOU TO PICK UP? OR EVEN REAL GOLD - JUST CLAIM IT? THAT MIGHT BE THE CASE, BECAUSE THE STATE HAS MORE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY THAN EVER BEFORE. AND IT'S GOING ON SALE. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANGELA BRAUER EXPLAINS. "Vault opens" OPENING THE DOOR ... "lets look at some of the stuff..." TO A REAL LIFE TREASURE CHEST. "it could be a treasure worth 10 bucks, or it could be a treasure worth a couple hundred thousand bucks." WHATEVER THE DOLLAR AMOUNT... RIGHT NOW... THOUSANDS OF UNIQUE ITEMS PACK NEW MEXICO'S UNCLAIMED PROPERTY VAULT... "Oh look at this!" SOME OF IT LEFT BEHIND... "you find something that you werent expecting" AFTER BEING PASSED ON TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS... "this nice little jewelry box.." OTHER THINGS.. JUST SIMPLY FORGOTTEN. "after three years we can actually sell the property." "now, all of this unclaimed property is being auction off. ///STITCH/// 31:32 you name it..its here... its all been collected since 1995!" "Coins, manuscripts..." "Numerous diamonds" "cards, lamps" "11 watches that are very unique... rolex..." "let your imagination run!" "one of the items that will be up for sale in this auction is this bar of gold, its current market value..is 140 thousand dollars!" THE STATE IS CONFIDENT IT WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS TO GO! NEW MEXICO'S FIRST UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AUCTION IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS... IS ACTUALLY NEXT MONTH. "A little pop of his auctioneer voice sttiched to a nat" CL BENTLEY, THE AUCTIONEER FOR THIS EVENT...SAYS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES...TO SEE WHAT'S FOR SALE. "its a way of investing" "nats envelopes or box top" THE AUCTION WILL LIKELY GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND, BUT THE TAX AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT WOULD PREFER TO GIVE THE PROPERTY...TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER. "it may have sentimental value" IF THE RIGHTFUL OWNER COMES FORWARD AFTER AN ITEM IS SOLD ...THEY CAN'T GET IT BACK BUT THEY WILL GET THE MONEY FROM THE AUCTION. YOU COULD BE THE OWNER OF A SMALL FORTUNE...AND NOT HAVE A CLUE. THINK YOU HAVE A FORTUNE TO FIND? TOMORROW, WE'LL SHOW YOU ONE NEW MEXICO WOMAN, WHO FOUND HER FAMILY, THOUSANDS IN UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. "2:24 there was just kind of a treasure trove! ///STITCH/// 6:07 It feels like a gift, it feels like totally like free money." HOW SHE DID IT -- AND WHAT SHE WANTS YOU TO KNOW! TOMORROW ON ACTION 7 NEWS LIVE AT 10. AND RIGHT NOW, ON KOAT-DOT-COM, YOU CAN GET A SNEAK PEEK AT THE ITEMS UP FOR AUCTION. FROM JEWELRY... TO RARE COINS, THERE'S ARE DOZENS OF ITEMS. FOR THE COMPLETE SELECTION, JUST GO TO KOAT-DOT-COM AND CLICK ON THE MEDIA WINDOW.